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Please join us for a discussion on “State Surveillance and Academic Freedom” (link) on Friday, Oct. 16, from 12-1 p.m. The recent release of New Challenges in Teaching China (PDF) and related documents/conversations about the consequences of having to teach via platforms that are subject to government surveillance or seizure raise critical issues both about technologically-mediated teaching of sensitive information and about academic freedom more generally. What’s at stake if we are naive to the potential consequence of state intervention in our scholarly lives? What’s at stake if we compromise our academic freedom? Professors I-Chun Catherine Chang (Geography) and Chuen-Fung Wong (Music) will help shape and facilitate this important conversation.  All faculty and staff are welcome to this session. If you would like, you can subscribe to the Serie Center Events Google Calendar and add events of interest to your own calendar.